The comeback always makes a better story than the lead that was never threatened.

CREATIVITY

WHAT THIS MEANS

Stories need a moment where it could have gone the other way. A lead that was never in danger produces nothing to tell afterwards, while being behind and coming back contains the only ingredient a story requires. That is also why the hard version teaches you more. You find out things about yourself that a comfortable win keeps hidden.

If you are behind in something, that is not the same as losing it, and it is where the interesting part starts. Focus on the next possession, the next question, the next hour. Whatever happens, you will have found out how you behave from behind, which is worth knowing.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which setback would make the best part of your story?

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